{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-48.31","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 48.31","heading":"Removal of certified process servers; false return of service.","body":"(1) A certified process server may be removed from the list of certified process servers for any malfeasance, misfeasance, neglect of duty, or incompetence, as provided by court rule.\n(2) A certified process server must be disinterested in any process he or she serves; if the certified process server willfully and knowingly executes a false return of service, he or she is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, and shall be permanently barred from serving process in this state.\nHistory.—s. 5, ch. 88-135; s. 285, ch. 95-147.","path":["CHAPTER 48 PROCESS AND SERVICE OF PROCESS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0000-0099/0048/0048.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:57:39Z","sha256":"745b0e69dc22e107c21307bbf1a41f50ef3bee8b91fe1a41526bc00bc9273ee6","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-48.29","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-49.011"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}